Timer oiler



G. W. MEAD TIMER OILER Nov. 27, 1923.-

Filed March 6, 1923 l .u F 7 1 Fig. 4-.

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Fatented Nov, 27, 1923.

umrsn stares GORDGN W. MEAD, 0E SIOUX CETY, IOWA.

TIMER OILER.

Application filed march e, 1923. Serial 1%. 623,101.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that l, GORDON W. MEAD, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Sioux City, in the county of Woodbury and State of Iowa,have invented cer tain new and useful Improvements in Timer Oilers, ofwhich the followin is a specification.

My invention has for its object the production of means forautomatically lubricating the ignition timers of motor vehicles, which,it is understood must be frequently lubricated, but it is invariablyneglected when required to be done manually, soon resulting in thecontacting elements of the timer becoming so worn as to be ineflicientor undependable.

Furthermore, the invention provides an automatic lubricating system fortimers which is simple and inexpensive in construction and installation,yet thoroughly efficient and dependable in operation.

The above and other objects and advantages I successfully attain in theembodiment hereinafter described, defined in the appended claims andillustrated in the accompanying drawings forming a part of thisspecification and in which like characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts throughout the several views, of which,'

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary front elevation of a vehicle motor equipped withthe device of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary side elevat1on of the same;

Fig. 8 is an enlarged front elevation of the lubricant container andassociated parts, parts being cut away;

Fig. 4 is a plan of the same, and

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the container support. 7

The motor fragmentarily illustrated comprises the cylinder block, 6, andthe timer casing, 7, covering and coacting with the usual rotating head(not shown), and mounted to be oscillated to advance and retard theignition through the medium of the usual link rod, 8, controlled byother link age (not shown) from the driversseat.

Above the timer I mount a suitable 'Oll container, 9, removablysupported on a projection, 10, (Fig. 5) on a suitable bracket, 11,secured to the cyllnder block and having a retaining band, 12,enco-mpassmg the container.

Projecting vertically through the container, 9, is a valve-guide tube,14, enclosmg a needle-valve, 15, coacting with a suit able seat, 16, ina fitting, 17, coupled by a flexible duct, 18, with a nipple, 19,threaded into the usual oil-hole, 20. i

The valve is held normally yieldably seated by a compression spring, 21,interposed between a suitable head, 22, on the guide-tube and a boss,23, on the needlevalve. The tube, 14, is apertured as at 24 to admit oilfrom the container, and the container is provided with a fillingopening, 25, in its top.

To the upper end of the needle-valve is pivoted a lever, 26, havingheels, 28, which alternately fulcrum on the head, 22, to lift the needlevalve when the lever is oscillated.

The lever, 26, is connected with the timer-controlling link, 8, by arigid link, preferably consisting of two rod sections, 29,interconnected by a turn-buckle, 30, whereby the link, 29-29, may be soadjusted that when the timer-controlling-means is in its normalposition, placing the timer in normal position, the needle-valve will beseated, and when the ignition-'controlling-means is operated to advanceor retard the spark, the needle-valve will be opened and oil admitted tothe timer casing.

Although I have illustrated and herein described but one embodiment ofthe invention, I would not be understood as beinglimited to suchspecific construction, for various alterations may be made in thedetails of construction and arrangements of parts, herein disclosed,without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as definedin the following claims.

I claim- 1. The combination with a timer including its oscillatingcasing and controlling means of a valved lubricant containercommunicating with the casing, and an operative connection between thevalve and said controlling means.

2. The combination with a timer includ ing its oscillating casing andcontrolling means, of a lubricant container, a valved feed passagebetween the casing and container, and an operative connection betweenthe valve and said controlling means.

3. The combination with a timer includ ing its oscillating casing andcontrollin means, of a lubricant container, a valved feed passagebetween the casing and corn tainer, and a lever adapted to operate thevalve and governed by said controlling trolling link that the valve isclosed when means. the casing is in normal position and opened 10 4:.The combination with a timer includwhen the casing moves from its normalpoing its casing oscillating t0 and from its sition.

normal position, and its controlling link, of In testimony wherof, Ihave hereunto set a valved lubricant container communicating my handthis 23 day of February, 1923. with the casing, and an operableconnection so associated with the valve and the con- GORDON WV. MEAD.

